NORWALK — A 31-year-old Compton man was identified Monday as the victim of a homicide at 2 a.m. Sunday that stemmed from an altercation between men in two cars stopped at Dumont Avenue and Excelsior Drive.

Enrique Gutierrez was shot after the passengers in the two cars got into an argument, said Deputy Luis Castro of the sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau.

One of the passengers pulled out a handgun and shot Gutierrez in the upper body, Castro said.

Russian musicians to perform at library

SANTA FE SPRINGS — Santa Fe Springs City Library will host Moscow Nights, a trio of Russian musicians, for its First Friday event this month.

LA MIRADA — Authorities arrested a man Monday who earlier in the day allegedly kidnapped his former girlfriend and her daughter, officials said.

Abel Medina, 39, was arrested as he was leaving a motel room in the 13300 block of Lambert Road in Whittier following the alleged kidnapping, which occurred about 12:15 a.m. in the 14000 block of Mansa Drive in La Mirada, said sheriff’s Sgt. Don Manumaleuna.

Linda Martinez, 39, and Destiny Martinez, 11, were found unharmed in the motel room, Manumaleuna said.

Children safe after mother captured

GLENDALE — A relieved father was reunited with his two children Sunday after they were allegedly abducted from their Glendale home by their mother, who was caught in a Pico Rivera coin-operated laundry, police said.

The children were reportedly in good condition.

Rosanna Remey, who had recently pleaded guilty to child endangerment, and her two children, ages 6 and 5, were spotted inside the laundry at 12:45 p.m. by a resident who was aware there was an Amber Alert for the trio, said Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz.

The children were taken about 8 a.m. Saturday from 724 N. Isabel St., where they were staying with their father and grandmother, Lorenz said.

Remey told the children they were leaving and allegedly pushed the grandmother to the ground, he said. When the grandmother attempted to keep the suspect from taking the children, Remey allegedly struck her several times.

Remey was arrested last Monday and pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment, Lorenz said.

She was sentenced to 15 days in jail but was released after two days, he said. She had a pending court date set for Wednesday. Remey was expected to be charged with kidnapping and assault, police said.

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